While the economy's imploding around us like a balloon the feds keep inflating and shareholders keep skittishly needling, have a look at this survey by Weekly Reader Research listing what it claims "nearly all tweens and teens" are asking for this year.
Among other things, the survey -- conducted on behalf of national retailer Game Crazy -- revealed that 90 percent of "tweens and teens" plan to ask for a video game this year, which is faintly reassuring from a momentum standpoint, though I'd like to see the survey conducted today, then again in a month or two. The games industry still ought to finish up, but with current events playing out, I can't imagine it'll be by as much as we thought it'd be even a month or two ago.
Check out the rest of Weekly Reader's numbers broken down by gender and age demographics.
Most-Wanted Games (8 to 17 Year Old Boys and Girls)
17% - Guitar Hero World Tour
15% - Rock Band 2
12% - Mario Kart
11% - Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2
Girls
8-10 Years-Old
18% - Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2
14% - Guitar Hero World Tour
11% - Rock Band 2
11-13 Years-Old
24% - Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2
16% - Guitar Hero World Tour
15% - Mario Kart
14-17 Years-Old
20% - Guitar Hero World Tour
17% - Rock Band II
15% - Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2
Boys
8-10 Years-Old
18% - Guitar Hero World Tour
14% - Mario Kart
11% - Rock Band 2
11-13 Years-Old
17% - Rock Band 2
15% - Guitar Hero World Tour
14% - Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
14-17 Years-Old
15% - Guitar Hero World Tour
14% - Rock Band 2
13% - Mario Kart
